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Va. Students Threatened Teacher on Snapchat: Police

Two high school students in Northern Virginia face criminal charges after they allegedly threatened a teacher at their school via Snapchat and posted a photo of a BB gun. A 16-year-old boy from Bristow and 14-year-old boy from Gainesville are accused of suggesting violence against a teacher at Patriot … Read …

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How to Get a Snapchat Streak Back and File for Connectivity Issues

Snapchat users have had their complaints about the photo-sharing and media app, especially since the latest update, which was based on a complete redesign, was released. Users were so upset about the redesign that they petitioned to have the app changed, and Snapchat obliged. But one thing … Read More

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Teen boy charged after making threat against Roselle high school on Snapchat

A 16-year-old boy was charged with a pair of felonies after allegedly posting an online threat Friday against his high school in northwest suburban Roselle. The boy allegedly used the social media platform Snapchat to make the threat against Lake Park High School, according to the DuPage County … Read More

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Snapchat Friendmojis can now hang out together in AR

Here's how it works: To add a Friendmoji to a snap, open a chat conversation with a friend in Snapchat and tap “capture” to start a direct-reply snap. Point the rear camera at the environment and choose the Friendmoji Lens from the carousel. Then position the Bitmjojis where desired in …

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Kiwis of Snapchat: Simon Bridges celebrates his win

Kiwis of Snapchat: Simon Bridges celebrates his win. The Spinoff | Staff writers. In our video series Kiwis of Snapchat, comedian Tom Sainsbury sources exclusive Snapchat footage of Kiwi citizens and luminaries making the news. Today, new National Party leader Simon Bridges takes a victory lap. Read More

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Snapchat sees dramatic spike in app downloads despite controversial redesign

Snapchat's incredibly controversial redesign appears to be paying off, at least in terms of downloads. According to new data from analytics firm Sensor Tower, Snap has seen a sharp increase in first-time installs of its application on the heels of the dramatic redesign on both iOS and Android… Read More

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Ignore the Snapchat haters — redesign hasn’t reduced downloads at all

Snapchat is maintaining strong download levels and has not suffered any meaningful decline, according to third-party data firm App Annie. The social media platform remains in the top ten overall apps by downloads on the Apple App Store and Google Play in the U.S. It also ranks in the top …

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Beyoncé Hinted That She Has a Secret Snapchat, and Fans Are Going Wild

Queen Bey has kept her private life, well, private, for quite some time, but after a post on her Instagram story on February 18 featuring the Snapchat-exclusive fire-emoji filter over her and 6-year-old daughter Blue Ivy's heads, fans have been going wild over a potential, secret Snapchat account. Read More

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Don’t Believe the Hype: Snapchat Edition

Most of those user gains are coming from improvements on the Android side, because Snapchat's Android app has long had performance issues and they've really been trying to make the performance better. Retention of new Android users trying Snapchat for the first time was up 20%, so they're … Read More

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Family sues Steelers safety Sean Davis for allegedly mocking teenage son in Snapchat video

Steelers safety Sean Davis is being sued by a family for libel and cyberbullying their teenage son on Snapchat, according to CBS Pittsburgh. The allegations stem from a video Davis posted on Snapchat in December while going through the drive-thru of a Chick-fil-A in Cranberry Township, Penn., where … Read More